How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What is a major issue affecting healthcare in the US? In the world?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Describe an ethical situation related to medicine...what makes this controversial?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"Why medicine? Why Mizzou? Specific questions related to my AMCAS file. Overall they seemed like very standard interview questions." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Have you gotten any interviews at other schools yet? Which schools? I realize that I didn't have to answer this question, but it was a little awkward and I wish I would have prepared more on how to respond to something like this. It caught me off guard." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What are my goals for the future (not related to medicine)? What goals have I set for myself recently that I accomplished." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read questions on SDN, practiced in front of mirror, mock interview." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The tour guides were really friendly and informative. They had honest answers for all of my questions. The school has also just received a $2.3 million gift to buy high-tech mock patients. It sounded really neat, and they should be in place by the next school year. They university also has plans to add a new building to the med school to provide better facilities for students. It seems like they are really working hard to make this a top-notch medical school." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing really stood out to me." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I would also be given a 1 on 1 meeting with the financial aid advisor. I didn't know about this, so it would have been nice to prepare a couple of questions, but I can always contact him later if I have any concerns." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall it was enjoyable. Everyone was friendly. It seems like most students had one informal/conversational interview, and one formal interview where the interviewer asks questions from a list. The first was very, very low stress, while the second was only moderately stressful. Also, lunch was provided for us (I have heard in the past that this was not the case)." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

On what date did the interview take place?

10/12/2005

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

8 out of 10